WH U6 Study Guide

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what was created under King henry

jury trial

other name for magna carta

great charter

why was Parliament created

limit the king’s power

first Stuart to rule England

James I

what is the divine right of kings

believing God chose you to rule

who’s credited with forming the Church of England and why was it formed

Henry VIII, Catholic Church said no to divorce

what did the fight between Charles I and Parliament lead to

civil war

the two sides in the civil war

Royalists & Antiroyalists

whos Oliver Cromwell

Puritan leader for Antiroyalists

what happened to Charles I after the civil war

publicly executed

what did Oliver Cromwell call his new gov’t

Commonwealth

what was happening in England where Charles I asked Parliament for money

the Scottish were invading

what type of gov’t did Oliver Cromwell set up once in control

military dictator

why’d the Stuarts believe was the reason for them being in charge

divine right

who took over after Richard Cromwell

Charles II

what was the English Restoration

adding the parliament back (***)

what does the Habeas Corpus do

prevents authorities from detaining a person unjustly

who took over the throne after Charles II

James II

why did the protestant people dislike James II

he was Catholic

3 major conflicts with James I in reign

1) puritans wanted change in the church (purify) 2) used judges not common law 3) wanted to raise money

why was the Petition of Rights created

limit the king’s power

what does a jury consist of

1 judge & 12 neighbors

who took over after James II

William and Mary

what was the Glorious Revolution and what’d it do for England (3)

James II gone, William and Mary restore Parliament (?), Bill of Rights

what were the provisions of the Bill of Rights (6)

1) free speech in the parliament 2) couldnt tax w/o approval 3) couldnt suspend laws 4) no cruel and unusual punishment 5) no excessive bail 6) right to petition grievances